Most of the male characters in A Night to Remember can be described as argumentative.
O. courageous.
forgiving.
misinformed.
Read this excerpt from A Night to Remember.

No amount of persuasion or force could move Mrs. Hudson J. Allison of Montreal. A little apart from the rest, she huddled close to Mr. Allison, while their small daughter Lorraine tugged at her skirt.

Which method of characterization does the author use to help the reader get to know Mrs. Allison?

O. actions
appearance
dialogue
thoughts
Read the excerpt from A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

A seaman yanked Mrs. Charlotte Collyer by the arm, another by her waist, and they dragged her from her husband Harvey. As she kicked to get free, she heard him call, "Go, Lottie! For God's sake, be brave and go! I'll get a seat in another boat!"

When Celiney Yasbeck saw she had to go alone, she began yelling and crying to rejoin Mr. Yasbeck, but the boat dropped to the sea while she tried in vain to get out.

No amount of persuasion or force could move Mrs. Hudson J. Allison of Montreal. A little apart from the rest, she huddled close to Mr. Allison, while their small daughter Lorraine tugged at her skirt.

The detail that best supports the central idea of families not wanting to be separated is that O. :charlotte collyer had to be dragged away from her:
Read this excerpt from A Night to Remember.

Perhaps the Colonel was distracted by his simultaneous efforts to look after Mrs. Churchill Candee, his table companion in the dining saloon. Mrs. Candee was returning from Paris to see her son, who had suffered the novelty of an airplane accident, and she must have been attractive indeed. Just about everybody wanted to protect her.

Based on the excerpt, Mrs. Candee is best described as

anxious.
confused.
mysterious.
O. popular.

Read this excerpt from A Night to Remember.

Tonight the Strauses came on deck with the others, and at first Mrs. Straus seemed uncertain what to do. At one point she handed some small jewelry to her maid Ellen Bird, then took it back again. Later she crossed the Boat Deck and almost entered No. 8—then turned around and rejoined Mr. Straus. Now her mind was made up: "We have been living together for many years. Where you go, I go."

What struggle does this excerpt portray?

the struggle between love and duty
the struggle between old traditions and modern advancements
O. the struggle between society’s expectations and personal beliefs
the struggle between happiness and knowledge